Match Report
Deportivo Cali, 9th with 27 points, sat 22 points above Deportivo Pereira (16th, 5). On recent form Deportivo Pereira sat only 35th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 16th overall. Per game in the league, Deportivo Cali were scoring 1.05 and conceding 0.84, Deportivo Pereira 0.4 and 1, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
Deportivo Cali had gone 5 games without a win. A win had eluded Deportivo Pereira for 15 matches.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 4 Deportivo Cali wins, 3 for Deportivo Pereira, 1 draw, at 2 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 25% of meetings.
Estadio Deportivo Cali, capacity 52,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Deportivo Cali led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Deportivo Cali: Avilés Hurtado (39')
Key stats
Possession: Deportivo Cali 50% · Deportivo Pereira 50% · Total shots: 16-7 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 5-1